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Engineered for high-efficiency continuous operation, low emissions, and maximum oil yield — purpose-built to meet Brazil's industrial scale and regulatory requirements.
Brazil is Latin America's largest automotive market and faces one of the region's most pressing end-of-life tyre challenges. Pyrolysis technology offers a scientifically proven, commercially viable solution.
Brazil generates over 450 million waste tyres annually, ranking it among the world's top producers of end-of-life tyre waste. Under mounting pressure from CONAMA Resolution 416/2009 and the federal Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (PNRS — Law 12.305/2010), industries across São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, and Mato Grosso are urgently seeking certified, high-efficiency pyrolysis processing solutions. These systems convert waste tyres into valuable fuel oil, recovered carbon black (rCB), and steel wire — transforming an enormous environmental liability into a profitable, closed-loop resource cycle fully aligned with Brazil's national sustainability agenda.
The greater São Paulo metropolitan region is home to Brazil's densest concentration of tyre retreading workshops, automotive dismantlers, and long-haul logistics fleets. Waste tyre volumes in this zone alone exceed 120 million units per year, creating an ideal feedstock base for continuous pyrolysis operations running at full industrial capacity. Huayuan Tech's drum-running continuous model has been evaluated as a best-fit technology for this scale of processing demand.
Brazil's environmental governance framework mandates the environmentally sound disposal of end-of-life tyres. Pyrolysis technology is recognized as a compliant thermochemical treatment pathway under CONAMA Resolution 416. Our plants are engineered to meet and exceed Brazilian environmental emission standards, including gas treatment systems, carbon black dust collection, and wastewater-free closed-loop designs that satisfy the requirements of IBAMA and state-level environmental agencies.
The pyrolysis oil output (typically 40–48% of tyre weight) can be sold directly as industrial fuel or further refined into diesel-equivalent fractions. In Brazil's current energy market, pyrolysis oil commands competitive pricing at industrial supply gates, providing plant operators with a strong and predictable primary revenue stream. Our 10T/D–100T/D capacity plants are engineered to maximize oil yield through advanced multi-stage condensation systems and optimized reactor temperature profiles.
Recovered carbon black (rCB) from tyre pyrolysis is in rapidly growing demand across Brazil's rubber goods, plastic compounding, construction material, and asphalt modification sectors. With Brazil being a major rubber product exporter, locally sourced rCB provides significant cost advantages over imported virgin carbon black. Our pyrolysis plants produce high-quality N330-equivalent carbon black that can be directly used, pelletized, or surface-activated for commercial sale into Brazil's domestic and export markets.
Key market figures that define the scale of opportunity and the economics of pyrolysis operations across Brazil.
The sector is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by regulatory enforcement, green investment flows, and the maturation of continuous pyrolysis technology.
Brazil is rapidly transitioning from small batch pyrolysis units to large-scale continuous and semi-continuous rotary kiln systems, which deliver 3–5× higher throughput and significantly lower operational cost per ton. This industrial-grade upgrade is being driven by government licensing requirements and the economics of scale in Brazil's major tyre collection corridors along the BR-101 and BR-116 highway networks.
With over 85% of Brazil's electricity grid powered by hydroelectric, wind, and solar sources, electrically heated pyrolysis plants offer a uniquely clean, near-zero-emission processing pathway. Huayuan Tech's electrical heating continuous pyrolysis plant eliminates all combustion-related stack emissions, directly aligning with Brazil's NDC climate commitments and qualifying for green finance instruments under BNDES sustainability criteria.
The Brazilian government has intensified enforcement of its mandatory Reverse Logistics Policy for tyres. Municipal governments in São Paulo, Curitiba, Manaus, and Porto Alegre are actively co-investing in certified tyre collection and processing infrastructure, creating substantial public-private partnership (PPP) opportunities for pyrolysis plant operators seeking stable feedstock supply through official collection networks.
Modern pyrolysis operations entering Brazil's market are integrating full PLC automation, real-time remote monitoring dashboards, and predictive maintenance algorithms. Huayuan Tech equips all plants with intelligent control systems that reduce unplanned downtime, optimize reactor temperature curves dynamically, and ensure consistent product quality across all operating shifts — meeting the precision standards expected by Brazil's industrial buyers.
Brazilian development bank BNDES, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and international green bond markets are increasingly financing circular economy projects. Waste tyre pyrolysis plants with measurable carbon reduction credentials, certified environmental management systems (ISO 14001), and documented PNRS compliance are well-positioned to access concessional financing rates and green bond structures that significantly improve project IRR.
Leading Brazilian operators are investing in recovered carbon black (rCB) post-processing — including pelletizing, thermal activation, and surface chemical treatment — to produce premium rCB grades suitable for re-entry into tyre compound manufacturing and high-performance rubber goods. This value chain extension substantially improves plant economics, reduces dependence on fuel oil price cycles, and opens access to Brazil's sophisticated domestic rubber manufacturing sector.
From the Amazon Basin to the Southern Pampas, waste tyre pyrolysis technology addresses specific industrial and environmental needs across Brazil's diverse regional economies.
Brazil's massive road freight sector generates enormous volumes of heavy-duty truck tyres along the BR-101, BR-116, and BR-163 corridors. Fleet operators and tyre retailers along these routes are prime candidates for localized small-to-medium pyrolysis installations (5T–20T/D capacity), processing waste on-site and selling fuel oil directly back to the logistics industry.
Brazil's thriving cement and steel sectors (Votorantim, CSN, Gerdau) already co-process some waste tyres as fuel. Dedicated pyrolysis pre-processing plants can upgrade tyre-derived fuel quality and supply refined pyrolysis oil and rCB as consistent, specification-grade industrial inputs — replacing higher-cost virgin feedstocks in the production process.
Brazil's agribusiness heartland generates vast quantities of agricultural machinery and harvesting equipment tyres. Remote locations with limited logistics infrastructure make on-site pyrolysis especially attractive — converting local waste into fuel oil that directly powers farm equipment, grain dryers, and off-grid generators, creating a fully closed-loop energy solution for large fazendas and cooperative processing facilities.
Brazil's major export ports concentrate tyre waste from across the national road network. Industrial zones in Santos and Paranaguá offer ideal locations for large-scale (50T–100T/D) continuous pyrolysis operations, with direct access to both aggregated feedstock supply from national collection networks and established markets for fuel oil, rCB, and steel wire exports.
Brazilian municipalities under PNRS Reverse Logistics obligations are partnering with private operators to establish certified tyre collection and processing centers. Huayuan Tech's modular pyrolysis plants can be scaled and deployed as part of these structured public-private partnership programs, serving municipalities ranging from medium-sized interior cities to Brazil's major metropolitan areas with formal waste management infrastructure.
In remote Amazonian communities, island territories, and off-grid industrial processing zones, pyrolysis oil serves as a cost-effective, locally produced energy carrier for diesel generators, industrial boilers, and biomass co-firing systems — replacing expensive imported fossil fuels and providing genuine energy security in areas where grid infrastructure is unavailable or economically impractical to extend.
Over five decades of engineering excellence, backed by international certifications and a dedicated service capability reaching South American operations.
Founded in 1968, Huayuan Tech brings over half a century of boiler, pressure vessel, and pyrolysis system manufacturing experience — a depth of expertise unmatched in the waste-to-energy machinery sector. This heritage translates directly into plant reliability, longer service life, and lower lifetime operational cost for Brazilian investors.
With 34% of over 500 staff in engineering and technical roles, operating across a 98,680 m² production facility, Huayuan Tech maintains a fully integrated in-house R&D and manufacturing pipeline — from reactor design and simulation through fabrication, pressure testing, and final commissioning — ensuring design quality without third-party manufacturing risk.
ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 14001 Environmental Management, OHSAS 18001 Safety, ASME (USA) pressure vessel certification, National A-Class Boiler License, and A2-Class Pressure Vessel Certificate with D1/D2 design qualification — ensuring our equipment meets Brazil's INMETRO import standards and ANVISA/IBAMA environmental compliance documentation requirements.
From rubber powder feedstock continuous models to 5–10cm tyre block processing, from electrical heating systems to fuel-gas self-sustaining designs, from 5T/D modular units to 100T/D industrial complexes — we offer the broadest product matrix to precisely match Brazil's diverse regional industrial requirements, regulatory contexts, and investment scales.
Huayuan Tech has installed and commissioned pyrolysis systems across more than 40 countries on five continents. Our dedicated South America technical support program provides remote SCADA monitoring integration, scheduled annual maintenance services, and spare parts logistics with lead times specifically optimized for Brazilian customs clearance and industrial maintenance cycle planning.
Every project begins with a detailed site survey, feedstock sample analysis (accounting for Brazil's high proportion of radial truck tyres), and a fully customized engineering proposal. Reactor sizing, heating method selection, condensation system design, and gas purification configuration are all tailored to Brazil's specific regulatory framework, local feedstock composition, and target product market conditions.
Focus on waste to energy and waste tire pyrolysis technology, Huayuan Tech was founded in 1968. Company covers an area of 209,335 square meters, plant area of 98,680 square meters, more than 500 employees, engineering and technical personnel accounting for 34% of the total number of employees. Has a complete A-class boilers and pressure vessels complete sets of manufacturing and testing equipment.
Pressure pipe installation permit, and through ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 three system certification and the United States ASME certification.
With the continuous development of enterprises has now become engaged in a boiler, pressure vessels, waste tire and plastic scrap pyrolysis machine development, manufacturing, sales, consulting services, thermal equipment system integration, contract energy management, investment and financing, supplemented by energy efficient use of professional firms. Holding a national A-class boilers, A2-class pressure vessel manufacturing license, D1D2 pressure vessel design certificate.
See how Huayuan Tech's continuous pyrolysis systems process waste tyres at industrial scale — from feeding through oil condensation to carbon black and steel wire recovery.
Our waste tyre pyrolysis plants are operating across four continents. This demonstration shows the complete processing cycle — from tyre shredding and feeding, through high-temperature thermochemical conversion in our sealed reactor system, to multi-stage condensation, oil storage, carbon black dust collection, and steel wire magnetic separation.
For the Brazilian market, we have engineered specific design adaptations to handle the high proportion of radial steel-belted truck tyres common across Brazil's heavy freight sector — ensuring maximum steel wire recovery rates and optimized oil yield profiles suited to the local fuel oil market specifications demanded by Brazilian industrial buyers.
Each Brazil project includes comprehensive operator training programs in Portuguese, remote SCADA technical support, and full commissioning supervision by Huayuan Tech senior engineers on-site — ensuring your investment is fully operational, PNRS-compliant, and revenue-generating from the first day of commercial operation.
Unswervingly pursuing technological innovation, building strong enterprise core competitiveness is the company's long-term adherence to the development strategy. Adhering to the "innovation, quality, honesty" business purposes, to environmental protection and energy conservation as the prerequisite, technology as a means, with superb professional skills and unique R&D philosophy.
Production and research strong cooperation, and constantly introducing innovative products and services to meet market demand. For Brazilian partners, this means you receive not just machinery, but a complete long-term technical partnership — from pre-feasibility analysis and PNRS permitting guidance, through equipment supply and installation, to ongoing operational optimization support throughout the full service life of your investment.
From rubber powder feedstock to 5–10cm tyre block processing, from electrical heating to thermal self-sustaining operation — find the right pyrolysis solution for your Brazilian project scale and technical requirements.
Contact Huayuan Tech for a customized technical and commercial proposal tailored to your location, feedstock volume, environmental licensing requirements, and investment objectives in Brazil.
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